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Internship presentation on Feb 22

This presentation was delivered at the Austin BBB by executives at the Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations (TANO) and campus2careers, the world's first job board to match students/recent grads with internships and jobs at small to mid-sized employers.

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Topics <ul><li>Introducing a new framework </li></ul><ul><li>Building an internship program </li></ul><ul><li>Incentives to drive the best behavior </li></ul><ul><li>Recruiting candidates for your program </li></ul><ul><li>Next step and plans for Spring/Summer </li></ul>www.tano.org www.campus2careers.com

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Paradigm Shift <ul><li>DC Model </li></ul><ul><li>Key to Silicon Valley’s continued success </li></ul><ul><li>Capacity and skills building opportunity </li></ul><ul><li>Permanent slot and an annual program </li></ul><ul><li>Tools and resources to automate the process </li></ul>www.tano.org www.campus2careers.com

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Defining an Internship <ul><li>Academic experience and resume builder </li></ul><ul><li>Key part of today’s undergraduate education </li></ul><ul><li>Significant and substantial work </li></ul><ul><li>Part-time (10-20 hours) to full-time </li></ul><ul><li>Academic credit may be available </li></ul><ul><li>May be unpaid @ small business or nonprofit </li></ul>www.tano.org www.campus2careers.com

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Benefits for Employers <ul><li>Build capacity and bench strength </li></ul><ul><li>Access to new expertise, trends, and educated talent </li></ul><ul><li>Opportunity to evaluate and screen students for full-time positions </li></ul><ul><li>Consistency of intern(s) each semester </li></ul><ul><li>Fresh ideas and energy </li></ul>www.tano.org www.campus2careers.com

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Internship Questions <ul><li>Can you provide meaningful work? </li></ul><ul><li>Are you prepared to invest time in interns? </li></ul><ul><li>Is there a staff person to supervise them? </li></ul><ul><li>Do your managers and employees want to have interns on-site? </li></ul><ul><li>Do you have sufficient office space? </li></ul><ul><li>Could you benefit from an ongoing resource? </li></ul>www.tano.org www.campus2careers.com

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Sourcing and Selection <ul><li>Using campus2careers </li></ul><ul><li>Create a profile – your own careers page </li></ul><ul><li>Post the job description </li></ul><ul><li>Review the top matches and view their profile </li></ul><ul><li>Contact or be contacted by the top candidates </li></ul><ul><li>Using a school’s own site </li></ul><ul><li>Register via the schools website </li></ul><ul><li>Post the job description </li></ul><ul><li>Receive a resume from interested applicants </li></ul>www.tano.org www.campus2careers.com

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Sourcing and Selection <ul><li>Using campus2careers </li></ul><ul><li>Create a profile – your own careers page </li></ul><ul><li>Post the job description </li></ul><ul><li>Review the top matches and view their profile </li></ul><ul><li>Contact or be contacted by the top candidates </li></ul><ul><li>Using a school’s own site </li></ul><ul><li>Register via the schools website </li></ul><ul><li>Post the job description </li></ul><ul><li>Receive a resume from interested applicants </li></ul>

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Sourcing and Selection <ul><li>Using campus2careers </li></ul><ul><li>Create a profile – your own careers page </li></ul><ul><li>Post the job description </li></ul><ul><li>Review the top matches and view their profile </li></ul><ul><li>Contact or be contacted by the top candidates </li></ul><ul><li>Using a school’s own site </li></ul><ul><li>Register via the schools website </li></ul><ul><li>Post the job description </li></ul><ul><li>Receive a resume from interested applicants </li></ul>www.campus2careers.com

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Sourcing and Selection <ul><li>Using campus2careers </li></ul><ul><li>Create a profile – your own careers page </li></ul><ul><li>Post the job description </li></ul><ul><li>Review the top matches and view their profile </li></ul><ul><li>Contact or be contacted by the top candidates </li></ul><ul><li>Using a school’s own site </li></ul><ul><li>Register via the schools website </li></ul><ul><li>Post the job description </li></ul><ul><li>Receive a resume from interested applicants </li></ul>

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Daily Operations Checklist <ul><li>Orient students and get them started on assignments </li></ul><ul><li>Explain bigger picture – why project matters </li></ul><ul><li>Provide regular training and development </li></ul><ul><li>Meet weekly to provide feedback/check status </li></ul><ul><li>Have them document their work/processes </li></ul><ul><li>Have them develop a transition plan </li></ul><ul><li>See Sample MOU for an Internship </li></ul>www.tano.org www.campus2careers.com

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End of Program Checklist <ul><li>Have them present their findings/projects </li></ul><ul><li>Transition the role and material to new intern </li></ul><ul><li>Conduct an exit interview </li></ul><ul><li>Identify improvements to your internship program and make revisions </li></ul><ul><li>Have the intern Complete Employer Eval </li></ul><ul><li>Complete the Student Eval </li></ul><ul><li>See Sample Exit Interview for more </li></ul>www.tano.org www.campus2careers.com

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Internship Success Factors <ul><li>Eliminate “ just an intern” mentality </li></ul><ul><li>Find the proper incentives for each intern </li></ul><ul><li>A formal welcome to the organization </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Clear roles, responsibilities, goals and tasks </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Intern commitment and management support </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Explain how internship relates to business goals </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Allow time for transition & documentation </li></ul><ul><li>End of semester presentation/wrap-up </li></ul><ul><li>Stay connected after the internship </li></ul>www.tano.org www.campus2careers.com

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Internship Builder Services <ul><li>Creates a customized internship program for you </li></ul><ul><li>Helps you recruit, train, and manage the team </li></ul><ul><li>Positions that are sustainable and scalable </li></ul><ul><li>Provides the intern with lesson plans/instructions </li></ul><ul><li>Provides metric based goals for profitability </li></ul><ul><li>Brown Distributing: </li></ul><ul><li>Internship Builder is creating a nine person internship program that encompasses social media management, event activation, corporate responsibility, market analysis and campus liaisons. Each position is customized to fit our needs and industry. </li></ul>www.stmarytx.edu/careerservices

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For More Information <ul><li>If you have any questions, contact us at: [email_address] </li></ul><ul><li>[email_address] </li></ul><ul><li>To find any of the forms referenced in this presentation check out Internship Forms on the Employer Resources page at www.campus2careers.com </li></ul>www.tano.org www.campus2careers.com